Jason Furman
Professor of the Practice of Economic Policy at Harvard Kennedy School
Schools
- Harvard Kennedy School
Expertise
Links
Biography
Harvard Kennedy School
Jason Furman is Professor of the Practice of Economic Policy at Harvard Kennedy School (HKS). He is also nonresident senior fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics. This followed eight years as a top economic adviser to President Obama, including serving as the 28th Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers from August 2013 to January 2017, acting as both President Obama’s chief economist and a member of the cabinet. During this time Furman played a major role in most of the major economic policies of the Obama Administration. Previously Furman held a variety of posts in public policy and research. In public policy, Furman worked at both the Council of Economic Advisers and National Economic Council during the Clinton administration and also at the World Bank. In research, Furman was a Director of the Hamilton Project and Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution and also has served in visiting positions at various universities, including NYU’s Wagner Graduate School of Public Policy. Furman has conducted research in a wide range of areas, including fiscal policy, tax policy, health economics, Social Security, technology policy, and domestic and international macroeconomics. In addition to articles in scholarly journals and periodicals, Furman is the editor of two books on economic policy. Furman holds a Ph.D. in economics from Harvard University.
Videos
Rethinking Macroeconomic Policy Conference: Jason Furman, Inequality and Political Economy
Courses Taught
Investment Decisions and Behavioral Finance: Identifying and Capitalizing on Irrational Investment Practices
Harvard Kennedy School
Online
Comparative Tax Policy and Administration
Harvard Kennedy School
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
Aug 12
Senior Executives in National and International Security
Harvard Kennedy School
Online
Read about executive education
Other experts
John De Figueiredo
John M. de Figueiredo is the Russell M. Robinson II Professor of Law, Strategy, and Economics at the Duke Law School and the Fuqua School of Business. He is also Director of the Duke Center for Institutional and Organizational Performance, and a Research Associate at the National Bureau of Econo...
Mark Bonchek
Mark Bonchek believes that to change what you do, you first must change how you think. As the CEO of Shift Thinking, Mark works with organizations to unlearn mental models that have grown outdated, and replace them with new ones that can accelerate growth, engagement and performance. As a memb...
Sanjay Ahire
Background Sanjay L. Ahire is a Professor of Global Supply Chain and Operations Management (GSCOM) at the Darla Moore School of Business at the University of South Carolina. He is also the Co-Director of Operations and Supply Chain Center. He heads the Sonoco-USC Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Certifi...
Popular Courses
Leading People and Teams
ESMT
Berlin, Germany
May 28
The Manchester Leadership Development Programme
Alliance Manchester Business School
Manchester, United Kingdom
Jul 1
The Positive Leader: Deep Change and Organizational Transformation
Stephen M. Ross School of Business
Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
Jun 23
Leading Digital Transformation
ESMT
Berlin, Germany
May 28
Private Equity: Investing and Creating Value
The Wharton School
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Sep 8
Leading Strategic Growth and Change
Columbia Business School
New York, New York, United States
Jun 10
Looking for an expert?
Contact us and we'll find the best option for you.